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WARMING UP TO A NEW YEAR!Welcome back to dance class all! Please check out the files below so you can start practicing your child's dance class warmup exercises with them at home. Let's ...
Posted Oct 10, 2017, 5:37 AM by Amanda Sloan

Kindergarten Holiday CelebrationThanks to all of the parents and family who came out to support our kindergarteners in their first-ever PS 170 performance! They did a wonderful job and should all ...
Posted Jan 3, 2017, 12:04 PM by Amanda Sloan

Welcome Back!Hi All! I would like to join the entire staff of PS 170 in welcoming you back to another great year! I look forward to helping your children "glow and ...
Posted Sep 20, 2016, 5:59 AM by Amanda Sloan

Look Here 2-312!!Sorry for the delay with this, guys...Here are your challenge questions to research. Remember, in order to get the prize, your answer must be real (not made up), correct ...
Posted May 12, 2016, 6:44 AM by Amanda Sloan

Photos From Our Trip to Lincoln Center!

DANCE MENTORS

DANCE MENTORING: WHAT’S IT ALL
ABOUT?

Each of our second grade
classes partnered with a kindergarten class to help them to prepare for their
December performance. The process began
with a few second grade representatives from each class coming in to speak to
the kindergarten students about what it would be like to be in their first
show. They answered questions, gave
insights, and offered advice on how to have a great performance. We then took their advice and used it to
create a checklist for the kindergarten students that was posted in the studio
and served as a touchstone. The second
graders then returned as a whole class for the final rehearsal for the
kindergarten performance. They used the
checklist to assess the kindergarten students’ performance 1-1 and met with
them to give them additional feedback.
The entire partnership was a great success, yielding both a feeling of
pride in the older students and some excellent performances from the younger
ones. We will repeat the process again
later in the year for the next kindergarten performance.

For more information on our dance programs, contact Ms. Wechter at asloan@ps170x.org or awechter170@gmail.com